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lWe ars analsing abe existing pottuica parties
with a vifew to fJititn out whether there is
any "creaible qroup" with which we

R_ HUGH DOLLAND,
prsmine:t Grenadian busi-
r nessman, in an interuiev
n pith NEWSLETTER on
Mach 12th. described as
,"inracc..ate" a news story apnpealn.g in the
|March 12th iss, of "G-enada Today"
newspaper ann.ouinc.i..g fbnmatior of a new-
politicalparty

"The whole idea is not formation of a new
iclitical paity.' he said, "For ng time
Wve have felt the time has come when the
Private Sector needs to have a sense of

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be

something'" '

MAr Dolland, a fom. r 1er 2
PZesident of the Grenada '4'< I
Chan-ber of Industly &-
SComrerce, s ai the days
must corae to an end
VWhen the Private Sector MR. HUGH DOLLAND
writes a cheqkue for every
politician knocking on the door.

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j BRATHWAITE from Pae 6
ard economiLc situation' .

"Ew'ry Minister vaanted a greater alicca-
jtion for his Ministr y, te Prme Minis er
Said. "Plb-N workers and the Police
pressed for vag settk-em nts the country
Could not afford The unemployed vere
seeking jobs Vhile our traitio.ral donors
Vere nsisuing there vould be nac aid ibr
infrastructural de viloprent until the debt
problem vas resolved and the budget
balanced "
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!Mr Brathwite said also re.ew people n
I Grenada' sis ter island of C arriacou. led by
Iris.gided individuals, ignored his plea to
Stop smuggling arind so cheated. Government
iof millions of dollars of revenue.

In spite of emrnbarrassment pressure and
fus tration he persevemrd ani thenr have been
positive results, he said, his latest
Satisfaction conmig fnom strengthening of

All the "freedonms" G(r nadians ae entitled
to, he said, is mreaningless if people knoC
that m, i excising them ty night be
victimised or suffer acts of violence.

Mr Brathwaite said he has introduced a new
kind of leadership and some people are not
comfortable with it. In spite of previous
ex.penences, they rant a Prime Minristerwho
dictates to other MinisteIs and detennmies
vbho must. be employed.
"I detes t dictator hip, I abhor autocrat y and
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Saturday 13th Ma-rch 1993

PRIVATE SC-TOR 1on Page 7
A group got together for the first t.ne on
Mamch 6th to discuss this matter, he said,
and while, eventually, a party may be
formed, them has been no decision on this.

What the group is doing, he said, is
analysingth existing political parties vith
a vev to finding out whether there is any
"credible group" vith vhich they could
align.-

"At the conclusion of that analysis, Mr
Dolland said, "if we ar not satisfied them
is any political panry 'ith vhich we would
feel comfortable, then we vill have to lock

Of this group, only Mr Ramdhanny has had
any experience in Govenmient or has been
in the political arena. He vas Minrister of
Tounsm and. Civil Aviation in the Peoples
Revolutionary Government of slain Prime
Minister Maurice Bishop
May Wish To Take Advantage
"The newspaper stocy iMferrsd to other
persons wh-e na~.es were 'provided'," Mr

volvement in politics, he said. because that
Sector needs to be in a position where it can
influence policy.
A Former President
Mr Dollarnd said pesors involved in the
group include Messr Andre and Richard
Chemnan, Diectors of Coyaba Hotel. Mr
Richard Chlrmat is also Chairman of
Goverrament's Tournsm onmiittee, and hiis
brother Andre is a former Pesident of the
Grenada Hotel Associa-t io.

Also involved are Mr Alian Bierzynski,
Accountant at Jonas Brown- & Hubbard. Ltd,
Mr Lyden Rarrm.ar mn Director c.f L L
Rard.harny & Sons and a fmLer Presiesnt
of the Grenada Chatber of i:nd-sr and
BRATHWAIT ftro Page 7
I would never have entered politics if I
knew I had to behavTe like those who went |
before me," he said. "My mram concern
is aG.out serving pe ople and nf ot rising
power over them."
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Responding t.o the query as to whether
the group does not have the stamp ofI
being "bourgeois", Mr Dolland said it
might also be charged vith being "orly
of St George s". Neither of these
stamps will fit any new party which
right be firmend, he said, because the
intention will be to spread. its influence1
throughout the state amd timough every'
strata of society
The Private Sector, he said, could
never run a Government for its eovn
slfish ends. Without kingg sure
of th welfare of the man-in-the-street,
he continued, no Government could
benefit the ecoinmyI

Mr Dollar.d said the group Vill meet
regiAarly, thep next meeting being on
Mamrh 13th, and he expected that,
within tvo months, concrete decisions
will be mad .s.

ENDING WEIGHT TO IN- According to GPSO, Grenada shows si
ceasing calls in the press for of instability and malaise in too many ai
resignation of Prime Minister of its social and economic life.
| Nicholas Brathwaite's New Dem-
ioemrtic Congress (NDC) Government, the Fore most among the problems, the staten
mrnadaPnvate Sect'orrganisation(GPSO) says, is the economic situation
has called on Government to "demons trate agncutural activity at its lost ebb. G
good and effective government, failing is concerned also over the social and he
iMuch the electorate sh-oud be allowed to care services, and, specifically the w
exercise their f-anchise" supply.

In a public statement circulated to the press, "Failure to put the county first Vill
GPSO said a meeting of the Organisatiori betrayal of the commitment mremo
|on Marh 5th had focusedd on the disunity undertook on their oath of office"
,in Government". statement says.

'"The Organisation strongly urges that, in GPSO represents the Grenda Chambe
the interests of the people of Grenada, Industry & Corm-ree, the Grenada H
and, inviev ofthe turbulentpoliticalpast, Association, the Grenada Empk y
members of Government settle their Federation and the Grenada Fair
differences ith a vev to guttingon with Association. The statement, dated M;
the job of governing the country. ..'the Sth, is signed by the Presidents of those
statement says- Bodies.

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NEWS SHORTS

Bureau Publishes National
Standards

The Grenada Bmureau of Standards has
published seven Madatory Standairds which
become effective on November ist 1993.

The Bureau has published also, for pub-fic
comment, Draft National Standards for two]
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The Grenada Nevsletter Saturday 13th March 1993 Page 10

NEWS SHORTS from Page 9

agricultural products exportedfrom Grenada.
These are breadfruit and mango.

Additionally, there is a Draft National
Standard which is a Code of Hygiene for
the Prepartion and Sale of Street Vended
Goods.

MBPM Celebrates March 13th

The Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement
(MBPM) will celebrate on March 14th the
14th anniversary of the New Jewel Move-
ment Revolution of March 13th, 1979.

These celebrations v,'ili take the form of a

I Proud symbol of o

public rally and cultural "extravaganza" in
the East Coast town cf Grenville.

In a message published in the local press,
MBPM Political Leader, Dr. Terrmnce
Manryshow called on "all patriotic and
freedom minded Greradians to join the
MBPM in an effort to bring stability, peace
and prosperity to our beloved country".

Major inputs vere provided by Peace Corp
Volunteers from St. Lucia, St.Vincent and
Antigua who conducted programmes in
developing language teaching skills.

The programme also examined strategies for
classroom management and included ses-
sions on managing stress, learning to relax,
pre-reading, reading readiness and devel-
opment of an infant curriculum.

There vere also sessions on integrating
language arts units into the curriculum and
demonstration lessons were taken to indicate
how language arts can be incorporated into
other courses in the curriculum.

The Caribbean practice of having two
teachers operate in one open classroom was
reviewed and there vere discussions as to
how best this can be accomplished.

j) RIME MINISTER NICHO-
las Bratmwaite, has deioiied that his
sac,-kirn of KMis, r of Health,
c iHousing and the Envirnmient.
Mr Michael PAndw, has Pir.i..1. to do
with the ro between -Mr .n_ -irA:d. aind
Minister of T"u"ism" Mr"- Jo5; i .Cs,.
which boiled up in a debate, m the Hue of
Repisen-tatives on Feb y h-

"What it has to do 'tL"., h said, "is that
Mr Ands ..cok the -oppor-tuty of that
debate to attack ma-e ,a Mirster of Finance
and Prime M- ist er .."

In c statement. Kroadzass on March 2m 4y
-he state-owned radio- station, t? Prime
Mtister indicaTed what he considered to be
Mr Andrew s attack on him

_.Nor is Dricis Alexis, Min-ster of Le gal
Alfains and Attonmvey- General seen to be
part of tht "side". I the debate, Dr
Aleis snppcrted Mr AndrAv, cond-moino
M.rs Pus.c e1s :. -oi, and some poiiticai
oeresn thought both i-Dr Alexis and Mr
Andrew would have been dismissed.

in a statenlent on March 2ridi to the state-
ona.d radio station, l-M ri- Andr said, uithi i
the next few days, h- would have a full
st.ate.me.t to e a. ircssted he i s being
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i The Grenada Newslete r Sat- ay 13th March 11993 Page 3
SACKED MINISTER Frucn Page 2
rie (Andremv spoke about a split in the mane it quite clea I MrBiathaite Zaid, hat,
party and .(that) he d s no-t .belong either if the Prime Minister did not take action *to
onersid_," rB .it s aid. 'L usface hate the tdio station closed. he would
it, the second pat of his psei-. on w-as arrange for a group of people to beaa the
an attack on the Prime Mi.nister and it. s on announcer.
this basis that I felt bo u;- to
recommend to His .E.i."enecy A n r-on who has tken an
the Governor General that his r'oath to cr. 'nout is duies in
(Ada's) apponm:nt be 4 ac.corance .ithf pr visions
revok o t e ,tiruion,. __ ,-id
..real.y ye irpens iois
The two isses (. .. to make. this kilt of ,s ti,
teen the Ministers anm the liar- and I ro jd rot. -nre this. -
attack o ) mut -... cul nt have i ,I Cahinet I

country" The sacc's of M'r Anid.ra,. Mr
: 'EBrathtait? said, was done because
he F' Minister said also Mr I P LH+EL AHD Yf (th atw on him In ParliamEnt i
a-4

SAnde ad phoned him and reported that and becae of .at he co si:.ers
:a certain annomncer on one of the radio to be an irresponsible threat to the irctice
stations had criticied him and Mr Andr of democracy in Grenada.

Girenada bec-.usc- of "splinten Gov-
einmrent arn this is common knorlreI o
Hal he been Deputy Political Leader r
enel Scrtar, e ul h t
on tos busi, ss of b.'gin- the sids
together". but the ieaesip does not
hioe the ability t'o do ths What they
believe i n is "ch-oirr off he said
. ... .

Mr Andm charged th.t Mr Brat" aite's
acn i satio sacking him as "uprncipld"
and "ani act of spite". He is being made a
scapegoat, he said, and the ra me MI sister's
action is based on "pite anaton
and pride on the part of sme pe-ople'.

Since the debate n Feb.ruary 16tfh, Mr
Andrew said. t- Prime M4nister has not
spoken to him and, if -ris w-as a problem,
Mr Brathwaite h..ld ha-vm spoken to himr
because, :n his own nghT. .hcd be h ea2.

... .
I have

he said, "-so.. ih has ,

he want to shield so one who is hu s
vourite there is no way I t-hra e shoA.-
-e- -
have done what he has done witviut ttlki
to) mte first.

Saturday 13th March 1993

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attacked thL colleague In the Jad styling
v.-ich ersiued, e said, both the camera and
the flash att..eh.hment i wd.ere damaed..

In a telephone inrte~rIe with NEWS-
LETTfER on Mrch 3rd., Mr Ande deiied i
assaulting Mr Modeste, who, he said, is
hostile to him

"Wayne is a fllov vho is always against!
a-f,", he sa d. writingg advrse thirq, all
tAa tim- I

i"A Gowrnmnmt is appointed
removed from office on Lhe |
Basis of proision of the i <
Constitution", he said in a
Radio and TV broadcast "a.r
not on the basis of dem-ads
by sections of the nedia and
members of oipcrition
parusa -
Mr Brawaite ried lis- a
teneri there will bnt atte ts f o q
distract them trog :.'uo.u,
and lntlngu. .He co td '::t Nih

bSd-Ellow" seietly planned to remove the I
Gowrm. by offering bribes to buy the
loyalty of o0hetsf.

After thi 1990 Geneal Electioni. atusiness-
man usei money to get the eight non-NDC
Members of the House together to try to
keep the seven NDC Members irom getting
the Gove mment, Mr Brat ite said, and it
t -- t"r +-
is fri.:_-y certain that bus-ir essman ,. as aga
involved in the December bribe--y lot.

As soon:i as the Police complete
their investigatio:iS, he said, heI
will expose the plotters.
HeHas C bided Hinmsef
March 13th marks rhe third anni-
-rsary of t? NDC Goe9ment, I
t^ ana thie A er- Mi zster said the!
;ast times yeam have betr ex-
trenly difficult. In his quter
"r a-.Lme Ets, I said,_ hhas c-ded.
rniself ror entaling. t-i political
A TWTE a sai at -e t -:n'ig ti -

1 ose difficulties incluAe his emba Cssment
n, at.regional and intema.t-ona! metings, I
he us been r:sked questions elating to
-pay-nt of -,renada' debts and aneais of
membership contribut0io- to agencies aind
institutions.

And he has been pressured by a few NDC
members who -raile to appreciate on
unden.tand the gravity of the counr-Iv" fiscal
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MR. MICHAEL ANDREW
ment side of the House
his "spirit was on the
ion side.
until five months~ ter

fA copy of th Repop. fell into the h-ands of
,Opposition Member of the House Dr Keith!
Mitchell ai bj:-s.d on its -ighly c cal
fmding- he tabld a tMotion in the HousI
on February I-th asig for a Conmnission
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